Section 597 - Touchstone (Tuesday 3rd)

Section 597

Tuesday 3^rd Feb

Formal = smart clothes, serious situation

Informal = fun, relaxed

1. Greetings

Formal: Good morning, good afternoon, Hello

Informal: Hi

A: How are you?

B: Good thanks, what about you?

A: I’m fine thanks.

2. Contractions

Contract =  make smaller

Expand = make bigger

It is a pen. = It’s a pen.

He is my friend. = He’s my friend

You are French = You’re French

3. Negation

No = Single answer

Not = Modifies (changes) word

This is not my pen.

4. Information questions

What, where, when, who, how

5. Word Order

In Active Sentences the word order id Subject, Verb, Object.

Subject = Main noun (does action)

Verb = What is done

Object = Second noun (action done to it)

 

e.g.  Tom opened the door.

 Tom (Subject) + opened (Verb) + the door (Object)

6. Inversion
Subject and verb change position: 

This is John.

Who is this?

7. member 

A member of something (group/club)

Membership

8. Apply

Apply for something.

Verb

Application

Noun

9. Pronoun

Word used instead of a noun.

e.g. He, she, it, them, him, her